The best replacement for abstraction is encapsulation.


The best alternatives to abstraction are rated as following:
★★★★★  encapsulation
★★★★  interface
★★★★  extraction
★★★  generalization
★★  polymorphism
★★  inheritance
★  indirection
★  information hiding
★  encapsulation c#
★  abstract
★  virtualization
  encapsulation java
  representation

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Speaking about abstraction, one probably shouldn't forget about counterexamples.

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